Erschienen in:
04.06.2018 | Brief Report
Whole genome analysis of a novel neurotropic bovine astrovirus detected in a Japanese black steer with non-suppurative encephalomyelitis in Japan
verfasst von:
Yoshimasa Hirashima, Daisuke Okada, Shoichi Shibata, Shu Yoshida, Shoichiro Fujisono, Tsutomu Omatsu, Tetsuya Mizutani, Makoto Nagai
Erschienen in:
Archives of Virology
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Ausgabe 10/2018
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Abstract
While neurotropic bovine astroviruses (BoAstVs) have been identified in North America and Europe, their presence has never been reported in Asia. In this study, we detected BoAstV in the brain of a steer showing neurological signs. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the identified virus belongs to the Virginia/Human-Mink-Ovine clade, which contains most of the neurotropic astroviruses including the neurotropic BoAstVs. Similarity plot analysis showed that the virus was closely related to the American BoAstV NeuroS1 strain with respect to the ORF regions and to the European BoAstV CH13 strain in the 3′ untranslated region, suggesting the occurrence of intra-genotypic recombination events.